One Handed Hang

A beginner mobility exercise that works the upper back.

One Handed Hang — Starting position Starting position
One Handed Hang — End position End position
Difficulty Beginner
Type Stretching
Equipment Not specified
Primary Muscle Upper Back
Logged As Time held

How to Do One Handed Hang

  1. Grab onto a chinup bar with one hand, using a pronated grip. Keep your feet on the floor or a step. Allow the majority of your weight to hang from that hand, while keeping your feet on the ground. Hold for 10-20 seconds and switch sides.

Muscles Worked

Front
Back

Primary

Where One Handed Hang does most of its work.

Secondary

Assisting and stabilising muscles.

Alternatives to One Handed Hang

10 movements that train the same primary muscle, closest substitutes first — same kind of training, then variations of the movement itself, then a similar difficulty.

  1. 1 One Arm Against Wall

    One Arm Against Wall

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the upper back.

    beginner Not specified
  2. 2 Latissimus Dorsi-SMR

    Latissimus Dorsi-SMR

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the upper back, using a foam roller.

    beginner Foam Roller
  3. 3 Chair Lower Back Stretch

    Chair Lower Back Stretch

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the upper back.

    beginner Not specified
  4. 4 Dynamic Back Stretch

    Dynamic Back Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the upper back.

    beginner Not specified
  5. 5 Middle Back Stretch

    Middle Back Stretch

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the upper back.

    beginner Not specified
  6. 6 Side-Lying Floor Stretch

    Side-Lying Floor Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the upper back.

    beginner Not specified
  7. 7 Spinal Stretch

    Spinal Stretch

    A beginner isolation mobility exercise that works the upper back.

    beginner Not specified
  8. 8 Upper Back Stretch

    Upper Back Stretch

    A beginner mobility exercise that works the upper back.

    beginner Not specified
  9. 9 Rhomboids-SMR

    Rhomboids-SMR

    An intermediate mobility exercise that works the upper back, using a foam roller.

    intermediate Foam Roller
  10. 10 Overhead Lat

    Overhead Lat

    An advanced mobility exercise that works the upper back.

    advanced Not specified

Frequently Asked Questions

What muscles do one handed hang work?

One Handed Hang primarily works the upper back. The biceps assist as secondary muscles.

What equipment do I need for one handed hang?

The source dataset does not record equipment for one handed hang. Check the instructions above before you set up.

One Handed Hang: is it suitable for beginners?

Yes. One Handed Hang is rated beginner. Movements you can learn in a session, with a low skill floor and a forgiving failure mode.

What can I do instead of one handed hang?

One Arm Against Wall, Latissimus Dorsi-SMR, Chair Lower Back Stretch train the same primary muscles and are listed with 7 more alternatives above.

How do I log one handed hang in Fitnit?

As time held rather than reps. Fitnit records the seconds and credits them to the upper back on your body map, so you can see which muscles you train hard and never stretch.

Photographs and step-by-step instructions from free-exercise-db, a public-domain exercise dataset. Muscle mapping and alternatives by Fitnit.

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